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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

We are hosting our third Vancouver Mayoral debate the evening of September 8th at Robson Square. All are welcome to register, this will be a great opportunity to learn and discuss. Details and (free!) registration are here. www.sauder.ubc.ca/event/cuere-...

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CUERE Forum: Vancouver Mayoral Debate: Real Estate, Housing Affordability, and Related Issues

UBC Sauder's Centre for Urban Economics is hosting its third Vancouver Mayoral Debate in coordination with the Allard School of Law and UBC's Housing Research Collaborative. As always, our focus will ...

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

And I should add @caitlinstockwell.bsky.social as a good OneCity choice -- she is a lawyer devoted to helping those in need, very committed to more housing choice throughout Vancouver and brings the added benefit of a super smart and reasonable husband.

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

As the Bible says, "I am serious, and don't call me Shirley."

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

And of course @lucymaloney.bsky.social goes without saying but should be said.

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I got to chat with Kareem Allem today. I already knew he was super smart, but I also agreed with him 100% on housing stuff.

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I had a good chat with @ionabonamis.bsky.social the other day. She is a smart transportation planner. @pwaldkirch.bsky.social, @russilwvong.bsky.social, and @fabulavancouver.bsky.social are home runs, but I think OneCity voters should consider Iona, too.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 21/02/2026

Here's the documentary that 1.1 million Hungarians have watched over the past week, documenting the damage that Viktor Orban's regime has done to health, education and public transportation in Hungary with English subtitles: youtu.be/9NQEcLIiOpM?...

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A CSAPDA (THE TRAP) - Az Orbán-korszak elvesztett lehetőségeinek története

YouTube video by Direkt36

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Very exciting, Peter's would be a *great* voice to have on council.

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Noem is still up to dirty pool, pressure for her to be dumped should continue

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

I hope people are on identifying this guy.

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Maybe we can call the $50K or whatever in the food bag combat pay for Homan?

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Sarah Longwell @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

A thread of MAGA protesting with guns and not getting murdered for it... Arizona, November 2020

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

I just gave a bunch of money here: www.flipthevote.org. I am going to try to not doomscroll and yes do something to make $ to give to these good people. I will likely fail because very hard not to watch.

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Flip The Vote

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

thomas.davidoff@sauder.ubc.ca, happy to discuss.

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

I recently had the chance to chat with @wazaroff.bsky.social who is running for mayor. He is smart, has great judgement, and spends his time providing affordable housing for those who need it. He would make an excellent mayor.

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Hugely disappointed in @durbin.senate.gov, TimKaine (who should know better, having nice guyed his way into losing to Trump/Pence), Maggie Hassan, Sen King, @shaheen.senate.gov, and Jacky Rosen.

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

You watched the election and decided that caving to authoritarians in exchange for nothing was wise? Are you aware that the big brand problem for Dems (and a brand problem for Dems means disaster for America) is fecklessness? Not too late for you to undo this stupid betrayal of party and country.

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Video has arrived of our annual UBC Sauder School of Business panel discussion, this year on the future of multifamily housing finance. Thanks to our panelists Graham Drexel, Suzana Goncalves, Nick Marks, and Neil Levecque, P. Eng. I certainly learned a lot. www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/dvk8f...

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Wouldn't the city make bank by putting in red light / stop sign cams? Is there really a plurality of people stupid or narcissistic enough to think it's a bad idea? "Let's have a negative NPV policy that kills and maims people."

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Solution to BC condo glut: let developers do short-term rental for a fee, somewhat lower than empty homes + spec tax, have to make good faith effort to market properties. Help fend off bank losses, preserve developer liquidity, ease hotel shortage. Hard to see who loses.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/09/2025

NEW: Rachel Maddow drops unseen bodycam footage of feds coordinating the arrest of Newark Mayor Baraka. I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws. Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Two good things about @rebeccaleebligh.bsky.social from what I have seen: 1. Works hard and listens to reason. 2. Fundamentally a decent and kind person. I wouldn't be very worried about corruption stuff if she were mayor and I think she'd give a lot of attention to homelessness/addiction.

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

This is an interesting metric. I suspect there are similar abuses of speech "rights" with respect to COVID, herpes, and warts.

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

The evening of October 23rd, we will be hosting a panel discussion on the future of multifamily housing finance. I think a very important topic and a great opportunity to schmooze with real estate industry and policy professionals. www.sauder.ubc.ca/event/future.... I hope to see you there.

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The Future of Multifamily Housing Construction Financing

With housing still unaffordable, governments at every level have committed to increasing multifamily construction. However, in Canada’s most expensive cities, new projects have stalled. This panel wil...

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Good question. You could ask by how much does govt subsidize typical apartments and assume that's the social externality. So *maybe* 20% of value over lifetime. Say 4%/year annualized social cost of 20% = .8%. So maybe a range of .25% to 1.5%. At current rates tax paid >> occupancy, I suspect.

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

I don't have the years and years it would take to download the series from Fred, but would be interesting to know if he cherrypicked maturities.

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Some locals wrote up advice to @gregorrobertson.bsky.social , here is my reply to their advice docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

The enemy of my enemy is my enemy? The enema of my enemy is my enemy?

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Question about the Big Beautiful Bill: the Supreme Court has decided that tipping politicians for a job well done is legal, and the bill deletes taxes on tips. So if a rich guy gives a pol a bribe/performance bonus, is that now non-taxable?

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 09/05/2025

Every book published in the United States is sent to the Library of Congress. Also, if you are under 16 you cannot use the reading room or order books.

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Not easy to get fired by Trump for incompetence, but seems like he just waltzed right into it?

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Lock for decent cabinet spot, right? Unless Eleanor Olszewski is like RoboMP super genius?

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Rep Sara Jacobs (D-CA) introduced formal amendment to limit “use of funds for a makeup studio for the Secretary of Defense”

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Nice example of problems with first past the post.

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Is anyone doing a same-store-sales analysis of the vote?

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

This does raise an interesting question: are benches entitled to due process? Can the criminal bench be sent to a foreign prison without a hearing because of its alleged criminality? I would think generally benches *can* be sent abroad, but does the alleged criminality imply human rights?

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

"NO NEGATIVES" seems like a stretch

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

I'm off Twitter -- what's the op?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/04/2025

Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Thanks @harvard.edu for taking a stand today. I just gave a token donation to say "good job."

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